Gurumoorthi(2022)
An honest cop tries to track down a suitcase filled with ₹5 crore worth of unaccounted cash that belongs to a businessman. With at least a dozen individuals after it, can he recover it before it falls into the wrong hands?
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 9 December 2022
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Rating
- 5.7/10
Storyline
An honest police officer searches for a suitcase containing a huge amount of illegal cash. Many other people are also trying to find the money. He must get to it before they do.
“A suitcase of cash. A dozen hunters. One honest cop.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Gurumoorthi
Cast reunions in this film: Manobala & Rajendran (28 films together), Rajendran & Ravi Mariya (7 films together), Manobala & Ravi Mariya (4 films together), Manobala & Ramki (3 films together), Manobala & Poonam Bajwa (3 films together), and Manobala & George Mariyan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Tanasekar Palanivelu, is also a well-known television host for reality shows in Tamil.
- Actor Suresh Gopi, who plays the cop, is a popular Malayalam star making a rare appearance in a Tamil lead role.
- The movie was shot in a tight schedule, primarily in and around Chennai, to create a fast-paced urban thriller feel.
- The plot revolves around a suitcase of cash, a common thriller device, but the ₹5 crore amount was chosen to reflect contemporary high-stakes crime.
- Despite being an action film, the director emphasized realistic chase sequences over heavily stylized fights.
- The film's release faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting its original production timeline.
- It features a supporting cast of character actors known for Tamil television, blending familiar faces for the local audience.